Lean Legs Elliptical HIIT Interval Routine

The response to our Glute and Thigh Toning HIIT Cardio Routine was phenomenal! I really hope you had an opportunity to try it out and maybe even download the playlist for the workout!

Many of you asked for a routine that you could do on the elliptical versus the treadmill and this week, I wanted to give you just that! Here it is!

Lean Legs Elliptical HIIT Interval Routine

Here are a few things to consider:

1. I am likely to do this routine on a day I am not lifting since it is 45 minutes long. You are welcome to do it on arm day or chest and back day, but so you don't have to stay in the gym for hours, I would suggest doing it on an off-lift day.
2. This program was designed for a gym-quality, Precor Elliptical. This is NOT to say you cannot adapt it to your home or other gym elliptical machine. Just figure out your max incline, speed and resistance available and adjust accordingly.
3. If you cannot do these speeds and/or resistance, NO problem! Work up to it!
4. DO NOT hold on to the handles or machine itself unless absolutely necessary. You will get optimal results if you focus on using your lower body for the majority of the effort. It is okay to "pump" your arms.

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Enjoy and get your sweat on!

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Sweet Blueberry Corn Muffins

Remember when your mother would pop the cornbread out of the oven? As I have mentioned before, my mom is from Louisiana - that means your cornbread is sweet (something I miss here in Georgia). This recipe is the perfect clean eating alternative to your traditional cornbread muffins and best of all, because of the kefir, it's probiotic! I have made a breakfast version here, but you could replace the blueberries with some chopped up jalapenos for a Mexican flare side dish!

This is a guest post written by Tiffany.

Clean Eating Recipe: Sweet Blueberry Corn Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c Whole Grain Stone Ground Cornmeal
• 1/2 c Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 1/4 c Ideal Brown Sugar Blend
• 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 1 egg
• 1 c Plain Low-fat Unsweetened Kefir
• 3 Tbsp Almond Breeze Unsweetened Almond Coconut Milk
• 1/4 c Unsweetened, No Sugar Added Applesauce
• 1/2 c fresh Blueberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a muffin tin with olive oil. 
2. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl, whisking together. 
3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, whisking to combine thoroughly. 
4. Fold in blueberries.
5. Pour batter into individual muffin tins.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes depending on your oven.

Gluten Free Version: Use Gluten-Free Flour as an alternative.

1 serving is 2 muffins

Mets:

• Calories: 181
• Carbs: 38g
• Proteins: 6g
• Fat: 2g

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Southwestern Tilapia

Did you know that Whole Foods has a recipe app?  We have tried a lot of their recipes & hope to share more of them with you soon but this is one of our favorites!  This is the only way that Scott will eat tilapia!

Ingredients:

4 (6 - ounce fillets)

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 lime

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. In a small bowl mix spices together.

3. Drizzle each fillet with olive oil.

4. Sprinkle each fillet with the mixture of spices.

5. Squeeze lime juice over the fillets.

6. Flip the fillets over & repeat steps 3-5.

7. Bake until golden brown & flesh begins to flake (usually around 9-12 minutes in my oven).

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- Whitney